Given that today is August 15 and is one of the biggest holidays of the year in Italy, we thought we?d give you a run-down as to what it?s all about. While most Italians will say they don?t know why August 15 is a holiday, Ferragosto has its roots as Roman festival that has since been dedicated to the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
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March 16, 2010
Given that today is August 15 and is one of the biggest holidays of the year in Italy, we thought we?d give you a run-down as to what it?s all about. While most Italians will say they don?t know why August 15 is a holiday, Ferragosto has its roots as Roman festival that has since been dedicated to the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary